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CALENDAR: April 13+ — Earth Day, Spring Jam, paddling

In the week ahead: Earth Day celebrations locally; Spring Jam; East Coast Paddlesports; more.

by Charleston Currents · 04/13/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

REVIEW: Under the Dome

If ever there was a book with a theme, this is it, and King wants you to know it: A person may be smart and reasonable, but a group of people are easily manipulated by fear and are in no way reasonable.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 04/13/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

PHOTO: Charleston is getting greener

by Michael Kaynard · 04/13/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos

7.24: Student painters, North Charleston, more

The dazzling spring weather is making everything greener around Charleston. The peacefulness of this oak tree in Magnolia Cemetery snapped Sunday by contributing photographer Michael Kaynard is a calming reminder for the day of rest. More: KaynardPhotography.com IN THIS EDITION | APRIL 13, 2015 | Number 7.24 FOCUS: CofC student painters look to summer BRACK: What was done right and […]

by Charleston Currents · 04/13/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

FOCUS: Push-up challenge seeks $100K for education

By Loren Ziff | I am co-chair and co-founder of Push-Up & Up, a Charleston-based non-profit that raises money and awareness for dropout prevention. I am 54 years old, in OK but not great shape, and I can do 450 push-ups in 30 minutes – and so can you!

This is not an infomercial, but an opportunity to look in the mirror and face a challenge. It’s an opportunity to break down the artificial barriers that all of us put up.

Let’s be honest. Not too many of us wake up thinking about how many push-ups we are going to do today. However, with the Push-Up & Up training program, we have hundreds of participants in schools and businesses doing just this. We use the common, ordinary push-up as a metaphor for success through goal setting, time management and team-building.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

A voter waits in a past election to vote.

BRACK: 3 lawyers to challenge Charleston council incumbents

By Andy Brack | Just about all of the focus in Charleston politics of late has been on the November race for mayor as candidates vie to replace longtime incumbent Joe Riley, who is retiring after 40 years. But there are six other races that are important too — half of the seats on city council.

As best as we can tell, three attorneys are challenging three incumbents in city council races around town. Three other incumbents don’t seem to have candidates looming, but with filing not until the end of the summer, they’re not safe yet.

by Andy Brack · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · 2015 Mayor, Andy Brack, Views

GOOD NEWS: Get ready for some baseball!

The Charleston RiverDogs open the 2015 season this week. More good news on a big check for The Citadel, a neat Kickstarter campaign, North Charleston Business Expo, Dottie Frank to speak, and a grant for the aquarium.

by Charleston Currents · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

CALENDAR, April 6+: Concert, Pet Fest, more

On tap this week: CofC spring concert, Pet Fest, more

by Charleston Currents · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

MYSTERY: Reflection of a local attraction

For some, such as Charleston graphic designer Sara Dwyer, last week’s Mystery Photo was pretty easy. It was a shot of flowers in Millennium Park in Chicago with skyscrapers looming in the background.

by Michael Kaynard · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo

Columbia, after Sherman's troops went through in 1865

HISTORY: Last months of the Civil War

End of the Civil War: Whether bitter amid defeat, devastation, and memories of the past or optimistic amid victory, freedom, and expectations for the future, South Carolinians would struggle with the results—and the legacy—of the war for generations to come.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 04/06/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, S.C. Encyclopedia